# The Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm Order 2026, Article 10: Temporary closure of public rights of way


(1) The undertaker may, in connection with the carrying out of the authorised project, temporarily close each of the public rights of way specified in column (2) of Schedule 3 (public rights of way to be temporarily closed) to the extent specified in column (3) of Schedule 3, by reference to the public rights of way plan.
(2) Without limiting paragraph (1), the undertaker may use any public right of way temporarily closed under the powers conferred by this article within the Order limits as a temporary working site.
(3) The undertaker must provide reasonable access for pedestrians going to or from premises abutting a public right of way affected by the temporary closure of a public right of way under this article if there would otherwise be no such access.
(4) The public rights of way specified in Schedule 3 (public rights of way to be temporarily closed) must not be temporarily closed under this article unless the alternative public right of way described in column (4) of Schedule 3 or as otherwise approved by the relevant local highway authority is first provided by the undertaker to the standard defined in the public access management plan to the reasonable satisfaction of the relevant local highway authority.
(5) If the highway authority fails to notify the undertaker of its decision within 28 days of receiving an application for agreement under paragraph (4) that highway authority is deemed to have granted consent.
(6) The relevant diversion route provided under paragraph (4) must be subsequently maintained by the undertaker until the re-opening of the relevant public right of way specified in paragraph (1).
(7) Any person who suffers loss by the suspension of any private right of way under this article is entitled to compensation to be determined, in case of dispute, under Part 1 of the 1961 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/138/article/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/outer-dowsing-offshore-wind-farm-order-2026/article-10
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